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Stories by Heather - Page 53

Children

Young ICT Explorers programme launches in NZ

Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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SAP has launched its flagship youth innovation programme in New Zealand in an effort to get children interested in technology as a career.
Security lock

NZ growing target for cybercrime, especially ransomware

Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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New Zealand averaged 108 ransomware attacks per day in 2015 according to a new Symantec report, which shows we're an increasing target for cybercrime.
Sdn

2016 a 'telling year' for SDN as enterprises spend up

Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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SDN revenue is on a growth trajectory, as companies move from trialling to full adoption. But challenges remain.
Win1

Dicker Data and Kinetics celebrate partner wins

Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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Dicker Data and Kinetics are celebrating not only their own wins at the recent Microsoft NZ Partner Awards, but those of their partners.
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IBM, HPE and Cisco leading commercial IoT market

Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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IBM, HPE and Cisco are among the early leaders in the growth commercial IoT market, with sizeable opportunity for net-new revenue.
Backup1

StorageCraft wraps premium features into ImageManager

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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StorageCraft's latest version of ImageManager backup management software includes the previously premium-based IntelligentFTP and HeadStart Restore.
Ddos

Arbor Networks earns top overall effectiveness in NSS Labs DDoS test

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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analyst report
Arbor Networks' has garnered the highest overall security effectiveness score for its AP 2800, in NSS Labs' first DDoS Prevention Test.
Polyu

Software approach breaks data center optical comms records

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
Saas

Greentree International gets SaaS-y with new launch

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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Greentree International has launched Greentree-as-a-Service, enabling organisations to run their entire Greentree system in the cloud.
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NEC NZ ups local smart city focus

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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NEC New Zealand showcased its smart city suite of offerings to central and local government leaders in Wellington last week.
Dc sun

HPE continues to dominate cloud infrastructure, but competitors close in

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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cisco
Dell, Cisco and EMC are closing the gap marginally on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's number one spot for cloud infrastructure sales.
Dc cloud

Rackspace delivers managed private cloud - in any data center

Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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private cloud
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Backspace has launched an OpenStack everywhere initiative, offering enterprises fully managed private clouds in any data center.
Astral yvr

Audi takes prime spot at Vancouver International

Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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Astral Out of Home is deploying digital signage across Vancouver International Airport, with Audi taking the rights to the first 'Grand Central Wall'.
3d marvel

Marvel Digital unveils glasses-free 3D video wall

Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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Hong Kong's Marvel Digital will unveil its latest glasses-free 3D offerings next week - including a 138-inch 3D video wall.
Topaz

Digital signage moves inside taxis

Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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Co-op taxis in Edmonton are being installed with digital signage to provide 'engaging and informative' content - and advertising - to passengers.
Graph question

Growth ahead for Kiwi IT spend, but which markets win and which lose?

Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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Gartner is predicting IT spend in New Zealand to see a small increase this year and on to 2017. So which markets will win - and which are in decline?.
Dm

Driving insight from marketing data will be a digital economy winner

Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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marketing
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Organisations are seeking to manage and actively deliver insight from data generated from the marketing life cycle, offering new growth opportunities.
Ekko

Data center heat goes 3D and realtime

Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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Powerful gaming technology is providing thermal images of data center hot spots - and helping companies to energy savings.
Tampa

Userful provides Lightning fans with mosaic video walls

Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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Tampa Bay Lightning NHL fans are being treated to a new experience after the installation of state-of-the-art mosaic style video walls at Amalie Arena.
Money incentives

Citrix revamps partner program, pushes mid-market opportunities

Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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daas
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partner programmes
Citrix has revamped its partner program and incentives, including replacing marketing funds with a new fund, as it pushes mid-market sales.